The Stormin' Mormon
Before I get to the mocking, let me respond to something my good buddy Eyebleaf wrote in the previous post.
The Twins made the playoffs with Santana. And because of that, I'm guessing the fans are a little less impatient with finishing with records better than many a playoff team (particularly in the NL) and still missing the damn show. And who are these prospects and how are they effecting the Twins, right now?
I don't care if JP actually wants to trade Doc. He is rebuilding every year. His stated goal nearly every year is to make the playoffs. Then it doesn't happen and by July he says "AL East...no money...next year." He also says things like "I hope they can finish .500" like that is some sort of lofty goal. Like we, as fans, should appreciate that goal. That we should all say "Well, damn. Is this not the most entertaining .500 team you ever did see? We are so grateful. Ooh free pizza." And I would expect that attitude from casual meat head Torontonians who come to the game to do the wave and entertain themselves when there is no hockey, but to watch the Jays blogging community explain it away is quite discouraging. You can't tell me that when this team was at the top of the division in April and May, the talk of baseball, the story on ESPN, it wasn't the most fun this team has been in years? Why? Because winning is fun.
Being jerked around and patted on the head is not.
I don't care if JP actually wants to trade Doc. He is rebuilding every year. His stated goal nearly every year is to make the playoffs. Then it doesn't happen and by July he says "AL East...no money...next year." He also says things like "I hope they can finish .500" like that is some sort of lofty goal. Like we, as fans, should appreciate that goal. That we should all say "Well, damn. Is this not the most entertaining .500 team you ever did see? We are so grateful. Ooh free pizza." And I would expect that attitude from casual meat head Torontonians who come to the game to do the wave and entertain themselves when there is no hockey, but to watch the Jays blogging community explain it away is quite discouraging. You can't tell me that when this team was at the top of the division in April and May, the talk of baseball, the story on ESPN, it wasn't the most fun this team has been in years? Why? Because winning is fun.
Being jerked around and patted on the head is not.
Ok...SOSH
Jon Lester has owned the Blue Jays this season. Halliday hasn't won a game in six weeks. Advantage, Sox.
Already, we're off on the wrong foot. His name is HallAday, moron.
Shake off the ASB rust, guys - time to set the tone for the second half. Kick ass and take this series. Leading the way, big game Lester. Show Holiday how its done, Jon - DOMINATE & ANNIHILATE.
Nice pep talk. Very peppy. But who the hell is Holiday? The guy with the big jaw on the A's? I believe he is referring to Doc, but Doc really doesn't need to be shown how it's done.
Is the game on TBS?
No, but your mom is.
This makes no sense, but it's pretty funny.
He is going to get rocked this afternoon. That will give me a boner.
Things got a little flaccid over at SOSH.
Are there any pitchers in the majors you would trade Lester for straight up? I'm thinking maybe Lincecum and Greinke, but that's about it.
Sigh. Lincecum in the AL East would be an interesting test. Small sample size, but he looked a hot mess at the All Star Game. That hurkey, jerky explosion shit is sometimes disaster. But I know nothing.
He (Lester) is a beast. All he needs is 1 run.
Much like your girlfriend, you're gonna be disappointed.
Halladay is getting that call on the outside corner which Lester isn't.
The Sox were especially whiny this series. I thought Youk needed a snack and his diaper changed, he was whining so much in yesterday's game.
but he's giving halladay the outside edges
WHINE WHINE WHINE.
No he isn't. Halladay got one call off the plate. It's not like he's consistently favoring one pitcher.
A lone voice in the wilderness.
It's a going away present.
ugh...
Yes, but even one such call in two innings when he's calling pitches that are very close to the plate balls on Lester is crap.Not expecting perfection out of Cooper, but the inequity thus far has factored in.
Someone else needs his diaper changed and a snack.
All the Lugo vitriol is gonna get lobbed at Tek from here on out, I think.
Other suggested candidates are Baldelli, Lowell and Green.
Rod goddamn fucking Barajas? SERIOUSLY JON?
Rod was indeed rowdy. All three runs we're from Barajas.
Brandy Halladay is on the BJs' broadcast, she's the reason I'd be cool with landing Roy on this team.
She is supremely cute. But 'the' reason? Just as a side note, one other loss from a Doc trade would be the work of these two in the Toronto community. They do a lot. Doc's Box is a really great thing. And the pics from Doc giving pitching lessons to those little boys were really damn cute.
Definitely hit the ground. BJs announcers completely denying it too. Laughable.
It was pretty clear on the broadcast replay that Rod gloved that, actually. But maybe this ump was tired of the WHINING.
Late on this but :Halliday...Really?
Yeah, no kidding, man.
So Halladay's certainly found his groove. Hope we can get a run off the Jays pen.
No.
Remember when we used to have that "intelligent" game thread?
No.
Losing 2/3 against this shit team would suck.
Come on, no need to be petty.
How was that interference? Not that I'm complaining.
That was a really weird play.At least Rios got the base anyway.
Ooops....I wandered into DJF for a moment.
It might be just to match up with Lind, who has destroyed the Red Sox RHP.
And now he's destroyed Lester too.
That was a beautiful hit. And a beautiful at bat.
Halladay is going to finish this game with fewer than 100 pitches. Holy fuck.
Holy fuck, indeed.
OMG, me too!!!!
I hope they trade this son of a bitch to the NL
Resorted to name calling.
I don't think Halladay is getting dealt.
Hmm.
I hope that the Yankees trade Hughes, Montero and Jackson for him, then Halladay gets hit by a bus. That way, the Yanks have no good young players and don't get 2 picks for Halladay in a year and a half.
Again with the casual wishes for violence.
The loss of Hughes will hurt this year but Halladay will help the bullpen overall. With an offense like theirs, he instantly makes them the favorites to win the pennant. Send Joba back to the BP and off they go. He is like Teixeira in that he fits their needs perfectly. Meanwhile the Sox can certainly make room for him but as we all know, he isn't a need.
Yeah, the best pitcher in baseball is never a need. And, I'm sorry...when was Hughes worth Doc? I just know if JP trades Doc to the Yankees, he should ask to be packed in Doc's suitcase.
Some day soon, we're going to learn that Halladay is some kind of advanced android or something. Because he just can't be fucking human.
Better trade Doc now, the Sox fans are on to us.
But Doc might be human afterall, because poor dude can't say Rzepczynski either.
And the Stormin' Mormon came from DJF comments. And I stole it.